Explain the major sources of contention between Popper and Kuhn.
What will be an ideal response?
A major source of disagreement between Popper and Kuhn was Kuhn's concept of
normal science. According to Popper, doing science is nothing like doing a puzzle
because he sees science as having no restrictions in terms of what counts as a
solution or what procedures can be used to solve a problem; rather, science is a highly
imaginative and creative endeavor. In addition, for Kuhn, there is no such thing as
neutral scientific observation—everything is observed through a psychological and
sociological lens. In contrast, Popper believes that problems and solutions exist
independently of the individual who is doing science.
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